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Camille Nash and Shelley Page, who are Regional Grassroots leaders (from Minnesota) also joined our delegation. In addition, our North Dakota and South Dakota advocacy counterparts, Marie Rogers and Larissa Luther were meeting with congresspeople in their respective states.\u00a0 Our priorities included asking for renewal of the Special Diabetes Program funding, requesting support for the INSULIN Act, and requesting strong funding for the NIH (National Institute of Health) the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) and ARPA-H (Advanced Research Project Agency for Health).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/advocacy\/\">Breakthrough T1D advocates<\/a> from around the country spent time together hearing each other\u2019s stories, celebrating the successes of advocates over the last year, and attending intensive briefings before meeting with congresspeople on Capitol Hill.\u00a0 Monday was spent in informative briefings by Breakthrough T1D staffers and Dr. William Cefalu who is the Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, along with our own Sanjoy Dutta, Chief Scientific Officer for Breakthrough T1D.\u00a0 Monday at a celebratory dinner, well deserved awards were given to Advocacy Team Chairs, and a farewell tribute honored Cynthia Rice, Breakthrough T1D\u2019s Chief Mission Strategy Officer, for her incredible leadership for Breakthrough T1D over the last 20 years.\u00a0 Tuesday and Wednesday our Minnesota group met with our eight representatives (or their legislative aids) and both Senator Klobuchar and Smith\u2019s health aids.\u00a0 They were very busy days\u2014we logged over five miles each day and worked our Talking Points!\u00a0 Tuesday night we enjoyed dinner at an old \u2018DC dinner institution, The Monocle.\u00a0 We did not spot any dignitaries but enjoyed the height of the cherry blossoms in bloom on our walk to dinner!<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday morning started bright and early with an inaugural Mary Tyler Moore awards ceremony, honoring Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Susan Collins, with special guest S. 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